[HPforGrownups] Why Does Lucius Still Have Influence After the Diary!Riddle Incident?

[yr awen]

No: HPFGUIDX 42908

Phyllis wondered:
In addition, in GoF, Lucius and his family rate a seat in the top 
box.  There's a reference to Lucius' generous donation to St. 
Mungo's - is this it, then, he's bought his way back into influence?  
While I know that it's not unheard of for someone to buy their way 
into influence, it just seems to me that no amount of money could 
make up for someone who was behind a plan to set a basilisk on a 
school full of (mostly) innocent students, with the aim of killing 
off non-pureblood wizards and, IMO, with the aim of finishing off 
the "good, great" Harry Potter himself.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

I don't think Lucius' little plot is part of general knowledge -- in combination with Lucius' former status as a known DE (although supposedly under Imperius ::snort::), I can't see *anyone* in the wizarding community letting that slide, no matter how generous a donor he is. I think Lucius' removal from the board of governors is more related to his blackmailing of the other eleven governors to suspend Dumbledore during the crisis. Additionally, I think Dumbledore more or less coerced Lucius into accepting the governors' decision without putting up a fuss; he more or less outlines all of Lucius' little plot to place the blame for the basilisk incident squarely on Ginny's head, thus discrediting the Weasley family. But, Dumbledore adds, as it didn't work, should Lucius attempt to give out "Voldemort's old school things" again, people (read: Arthur Weasley) would do their best to trace them back to him.

HF.


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